CJ Pierce

There are 2 bands by this name:

1. Drowning Pool is a heavy metal/nu metal band from Dallas, Texas formed in 1997 that rose to prominence while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during Ozzfest. Their 2001 debut album, Sinner, was certified platinum within six months and the video for its first single "Bodies" was frequently aired on various music video channels. After the September 11th attacks the song "Bodies" was infrequently heard on many radio stations due to the sensitivity of those families' loved ones who jumped from the towers. In August 2002 the lead singer of the band, Dave Williams, died in his tour bus of heart failure.

After Williams' death, the band decided to carry on and began searching for a new singer.

In 2003, the band found a new singer in Jason Jones who took place of Dave Williams in the wake of his death. They released the album Desensitized in 2004.

Jason's departure from Drowning Pool was publically announced on June 14, 2005, due to irreconcilable differences. Jones would later join the hard rock band A.M. Conspiracy. Almost immediately, rumours started swirling concerning the new singer's identity, most of them pointing to former SOiL singer Ryan McCombs. Drowning Pool announced that the singer would be formally announced August 25 at the Ozzfest date in Dallas, Texas, where Drowning Pool will do a one off performance on the main stage. On July 20th, website SMNNews received word from close sources that McCombs was indeed the new singer, and that fact was confirmed by McCombs and Drowning Pool alike the next week.

In spring of 2006, Drowning Pool announced that they had parted ways with Wind-Up Records. On June 30th, Wind-Up's website has been updated to confirm this.

In October 2006, a new song called No More was announced to be released on the Saw III soundtrack, their first track (besides the second version of Rise Up) with Ryan McCombs on vocals.

On February 26, 2007, it was announced that the band has signed a new deal with Eleven Seven Music, after receiving offers from Century Media and Sanctuary Records. It was also confirmed that Drowning Pool will have a new management company, Tenth Street Entertainment, following the group's departure with Paul Bassman of Bass Management.

The band's third studio album, "Full Circle" and was released on July 24th, 2007 nationwide. 2 songs on the album were being produced by Funny Farm Records, owned by Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx and former Beautiful Creatures guitarist DJ Ashba. The remaining tracks have been recorded with Producer Ben Schigel at the Dallas based January Studios.

In January 2008, the band announced that they would be heading out on a North American tour as special guests of Saliva.

The band released a self-titled album on April 27th 2010 featuring the single "Feel Like I Do".

In 2011, Ryan McCombs and Drowning Pool parted ways with McCombs rejoining SOiL as a vocalist

After parting ways with former singer Ryan McCombs, Drowning Pool recruited Suicide Hook singer Jasen Moreno to go on the road with them. He made his live debut with the band on July 8 at a show in Ardmore, Okla.

In 2013, Drowning Pool’s have teamed up with producer Kato Khandwalla for their fifth studio album, Resilience. This was the first album to feature Moreno.

In 2016, Drowning Pool release their sixth studio album, Hellelujah with the lead single "By the Blood" reaching #33 on the Mainstream Rock Billboard in the United States.

In 2022, they would release their seventh studio album Strike A Nerve. This is the final album featuring vocalist Jasen Moreno as McCombs would return as the band's vocalist the following year. During an interview with Todd Fooks, Moreno would mention he wanted to speak his mind on politics through this album but opted out to avoid any controversy and is also quoted saying he didn't want to "use the band as a political platform to push agendas."

Current members

Ryan McCombs - Vocals (2005-2011, 2023-Present)

C.J. Pierce - Lead Guitar

Stevie Benton - Bass Guitar

Mike Luce - Drums

Former Members

Jason Moreno - Vocals (2012-2023)

Dave "Stage" Williams - Vocals (2000-2002)

Jason "Gong" Jones - Vocals (2003-2005)

More information on the band's official website: www.drowningpool.com.

2. Drowning Pool (2) was an avant-rock quartet (Andrew Crane on vocals, Adam Elesh on guitar, Brett Smith on bass) from Los Angeles that released the following song collections: Drowning Pool (1986), comprised of recording sessions available previously as their early cassette releases, the double album Satori (Nate Starkman and Son, 1987), the EP Nierika (Viva Records, 1988) and the instrumental album Aphonia (Nate Starkman and Son, 1989). Their music was a mixture of new wave metal, psychedelia, world-music, ambient and industrial.

They changed their name to Mumbles and no traceable appearance has been on record since then.